Zero-dimensional and symbolic extensions of topological flows (Q2076476)

The authors study symbolic extensions for topological flows and their nonuniform generators. In particular, a principal zero-dimensional extension is provided. Further, they prove that two regular topological flows which are orbit equivalent either both admit a symbolic extension or neither. Then, the authors prove that every topological semiflow has a zero-dimensional principal extension. Moreover the roof function of this extension may be chosen constant equal to 1. Counterexamples for singular flows are given. Singular suspension flows are defined by the authors as suspension flows over a discrete dynamical system \((X, T)\) with a roof function that vanishes only at a fixed point of \(T\). Their symbolic extensions are investigated. Finally, the entropy and the symbolic extension of a singular symbolic suspension flow over \((X,T)\) are studied.